El-Sisi wins US commitment to Egypt’s security
CAIRO: Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has won a US commitment to ensuring Cairo has the capability to defend its people and territory.
El-Sisi met top US officials in Washington on the sidelines of the US-Africa summit.
During his meeting with the president at the Pentagon, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that Egypt “is a leader on the world stage in addition to the Middle East and Africa.”
![Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin greets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during an arrival ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, on Wednesday. (AP)](https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2022/12/15/3587711-2131740343.jpg)